# Accident 20201208017469A: Cessna 172I, Dillon, MT, December 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2020, 09:00 local time
- Place: Dillon, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2649° N, 112.5515° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2649&lon=-112.5515&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46017, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46017-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 44 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201208017469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON THE FIRST LEG OF HIS SOLO LONG CROSS-COUNTRY DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 IN DILLON MONTANA, THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET OFF THE GROUND.

THE PILOT STATED HE HAD SELECTED FULL FLAPS FOR LANDING AND WHEN HE APPLIED FULL POWER THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND STALLED. DURING RECOVERY HE ENDED UP IN A FIELD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AND HIT A IRRIGATION DITCH.

THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT REPORTED BY THE PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR21LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA067), Dec 8, 2020: Cessna 172 (N46017), Dillon, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle attack during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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